Mexican peso jumps as markets lengthen odds on Trump

The Mexican and Canadian currencies both rallied in Asia on Monday as odds of a victory by Republican nominee Donald Trump for the U.S. presidential bid widened just hours before a debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Trump faces the biggest crisis of his 16-month-old campaign after a tape of him making vulgar comments about women deepened fissures with establishment Republicans.
The pressure on him will be intense at the 0100 GMT (9 p.m. ET) debate at Washington University in St. Louis. CNN reported the first questions would be about the video.
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The Mexican peso began crashing in value even before Trump was confirmed as president.
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